The They Form Verb takes this pattern XaXXu. The best I can do to make this pattern more memorable is associate the vowel pattern to a Hebrew noun with the same vowel pattern. KaDuR-ball has the same vowel pattern as The They Form Verb XaXXu. Say "THEY are playing with a KaDuR-ball".
They ate and drank wine.
Hem 4a2Lu we5aTu yay in.
הם אכלו ושתו יין
